Book
The Barama River Caribs of British Guiana
The Museum • 14 (2) • Published In 1936 • Pages: xiv, 274 , 30 plates
By: Gillin, John.
Abstract
This monograph is based upon seven months of field research, concentrated for the most part on a small and recently formed settlement of Carib. The author concerns himself mainly with a detailed analysis of the elements of the social organization and personality factors which tend toward the integration or disruption of this settlement. Other cultural aspects are treated topically. A detailed section on anthropometry, including comparative data on the Arawak as well as other Carib groups, completes the study. There is little information on Carib history or spatial distribution.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Amazon and Orinoco
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Richard P. Schaedel ; 1955
- Field Date
- 1932-1933
- Coverage Date
- 1920-1936
- Coverage Place
- Guyana
- Notes
- John Gillin
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-274)
- LCSH
- Carib Indians/Indians of South America--Guyana